The head of the Volantis escrow company faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers.
The New York attorney released the funds without authorization and lost investment firm Benthos Master Fund $4.6 million intended for a bitcoin purchase deal.
Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds.
A man faces charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the CFTC over claims he took money for bulk bitcoin orders that were never delivered.
U.S. prosecutors have charged the head of a bitcoin escrow company with defrauding investors for $7 million.
A new decentralised marketplace called Bitmarkets has introduced privacy enhancing features and a novel escrow system.
The startup provides a way to save on Amazon purchases while easing the on-ramp to bitcoin ownership.
Bitcoin auction site Bitmit has been deactivated and is being sold to the highest bidder.